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We have Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of June 25, 2023. 3DS will be impacted for a session of its own, along with Nintendo Switch Online.

The full maintenance schedule for the week of June 25, 2023 is as follows:

June 2023 Nintendo Direct pre-orders

The June 2023 Nintendo Direct is officially in the books, and we’re setting up a dedicated post to keep track of pre-orders for notable games featured in the presentation. 

We’ll keep this post updated over the next day or so as retailers put up different listings. Then for our regular pre-order post on Sunday, you’ll be able to find everything from the Nintendo Direct and more.

Here’s our June 2023 Nintendo Direct pre-orders roundup:

Railway Empire 2 trailer

Railway Empire 2: Nintendo Switch Edition released this week, and a new trailer has come in to celebrate the news. It’s a final look at the railway management simulator.

A lengthy overview with more information about the game can be found below.

Splatoon 3 Deep Cut origins

The developers of Splatoon 3 have commented on the origins of Deep Cut, including why Nintendo didn’t just settle on making more idols.

Each entry in the series has introduced their own musical group. In Splatoon 1, we saw Callie and Marie of Squid Sisters fame. Splatoon 3 then introduced Pearl and Marine with Off the Hook. Both of those were essentially protagonist idol groups, but Splatoon 3 mixed things up. Deep Cut has the trio of Shiver, Frye, and Big Man and are actually more like antagonists. 

Lets Talk Direct June 2023 reactions

We’re a few days removed from the June 2023 Nintendo Direct, and now we’re interested in hearing your honest reactions to the event.

As always, Nintendo brought a few key announcements to the show. A week ago, many wouldn’t have guessed that Super Mario RPG would be getting a remake on Switch. The other big moment of the show was Nintendo unveiling Super Mario Wonder. We also heard about a new Princess Peach game and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon for Switch that are coming out next year, and WarioWare: Move It was revealed for November. Detective Pikachu Returns was unveiled after being teased years ago, too. Pikmin 1 and 2 for Switch were even revealed and announced on the same day.

On the third-party front, there were some announcements as well. Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol. 1, Batman: Arkham Trilogy, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, Star Ocean: The Second Story R, and Penny’s Big Breakaway were shown.

This wasn’t everything, but those were some of the notable games shown. You can catch up on everything in Nintendo’s recap here. And let us know how you felt about the Nintendo Direct as a whole, and what your favorite announcement was.

Skautfold: Usurper has made its debut, and new gameplay is in for the Switch version. Fans can get a closer look at the Metroidvania action RPG.

Learn more about it in the following overview:

Sonic Origins Plus gameplay

Sonic Origins Plus finally arrived this week, and we have a look at the Switch version with new gameplay. Footage shows off some of the additions included with this version.

More information about the package can be found in the following overview:

Moonscars physical

Moonscars has thus far only been sold digitally on Switch, but it looks like a physical release will soon be available. Retailer listings reveal that Humble Games is bringing it to retail.

Moonscars, an action platformer, originally appeared on Switch last September. Thus far, it has only been sold digitally on the eShop.

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 trailer

Thanks to PQube and Agate International, we have a launch trailer for Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2. The simulation-RPG hybrid landed on Switch this week.

Learn more about it in the following overview:

Splatoon 3 Tricolor Turf War

Splatoon 3 introduced Tricolor Turf Wars as one of its big new features, and the developers behind the game have now discussed how it came to be.

Tricolor Turf War puts a spin on Splatfests that started out with the series’ very first game. During the second half of these events, three teams fight at the same time and it’s up to the first-place team to defend themselves in the 4-v-2-v-2 match type.


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